"was David Sullivan. Advertising in the ""Sunday Sport"" was once the responsibility of Sullivan's protegee Karren Brady (now the life peer Baroness Brady), who later became managing director of Birmingham City Football Club and vice chairman of West Ham United. Sullivan sold the paper to Sport Newspapers, but had to give them a £1.68m bailout in 2009. The last editor was Nick Appleyard, appointed in September 2007. His predecessors included Dominic Mohan, Michael Gabbert and Paul Carter. Its sister daily title, ""Daily Sport"", began publication in 1991, but ceased publication and entered administration on 1 April 2011. One of the"
"had a 30 per cent chance of dying from the condition, and that it was a miracle that she had survived the births of her two children. In February 2006, she underwent urgent neurosurgery to prevent the aneurysm from rupturing. She made a full recovery, and was back at work about one month later. Despite claims that Brady is a supporter of Arsenal, she states on her official website that her footballing loyalties have only ever been with the two clubs she has represented. Karren Brady Karren Rita Brady, Baroness Brady (born 4 April 1969) is an English sporting executive,"
"Brady, who was at the time managing director of Birmingham City F.C. The couple have two children, daughter Sophia and son Paolo. Peschisolido is a cousin of former National Hockey League (NHL) player Mike Ricci. Source: Source: Fulham Derby County Canada Paul Peschisolido Paolo Pasquale Peschisolido (born 25 May 1971), commonly known as Paul Peschisolido, is a Canadian soccer manager and former player, and husband of Karren, Baroness Brady. Peschisolido was manager of English League Two club Burton Albion from May 2009 until March 2012, when he was dismissed following a poor run of games which left his side 17th"
"Terry Robinson (football chairman) Terence James ""Terry"" Robinson is an English football chairman and director who last worked for English Championship club Bolton Wanderers. He has previously been president of Hungarian association football club Ferencváros and previously been a director of Sheffield United and Leicester City. Leicester City and Terry Robinson parted company by mutual consent in December 2014. Robinson, formerly chairman of Bury between 1979 and 1999, joined the board of Sheffield United in 2002, and succeeded outgoing chairman Derek Dooley in May 2006. He represented the Football League on the Football Association (FA) Council, and less than two"
"for five months. On 6 March 1993, Sport Newspapers' proprietor David Sullivan bought the Kumars' 84% for £700,000. He installed the 23-year-old Karren Brady as managing director, allowed Cooper money for signings, and later that year sold some of his holding to David and Ralph Gold, owners of the Ann Summers chain. On the last day of the season, the team avoided relegation back to the third tier. A poor start to the 1993–94 season saw Cooper's resignation, to be replaced by Barry Fry, at the cost of a Football League fine and compensation order after being found guilty of"
"Paul Peschisolido Paolo Pasquale Peschisolido (born 25 May 1971), commonly known as Paul Peschisolido, is a Canadian soccer manager and former player, and husband of Karren, Baroness Brady. Peschisolido was manager of English League Two club Burton Albion from May 2009 until March 2012, when he was dismissed following a poor run of games which left his side 17th in the league. A forward, Peschisolido began his career in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto Blizzard and played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Kansas City Comets before moving to England. Over 16 seasons he scored 118"
"play-off final at Old Trafford. 30 May 2011: Swansea City become the first Welsh club to earn promotion to the Premier League, beating Reading 4–2 in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. 1 June 2011: Gérard Houllier steps down as Aston Villa manager by mutual consent following his illness. Also on 1 June, Convers Sports Initiatives owned by Russian Vladimir Antonov completed its takeover of Portsmouth. 2 June 2011: Mark Hughes resigned as a Fulham manager after having spent 11 months as manager. 3 June 2011: Tottenham Hotspur signed Aston Villa's goalkeeper veteran Brad Friedel on a free transfer as"
"the public have had enough of us. They think we should have mortgaged our houses to buy more players to compete with Chelsea and Arsenal. The honeymoon is long over and we're at the divorce stage now, unfortunately. And I also feel we've had no support from Birmingham Council."" After 16 years at the club, Birmingham managing director Karren Brady and Chairman David Sullivan agreed to step down from their posts on completion of Carson Yeung's takeover in Autumn 2009. Then manager Alex McLeish was quick to praise the Sullivan-Gold duo in the press for providing the club with financial"
"released. His younger brother Darren is also a footballer. ""Active seasons only:"" Garry Brady Garry Brady (born 7 September 1976) is a Scottish former footballer. Brady began his professional career with Tottenham Hotspur in 1993, making around a dozen appearances before joining Newcastle United in 1998 in a £650,000 deal. Lauded as ""one of the brightest prospects in British football"" at the time, Brady made a similar number of appearances at St James' Park but his time on Tyneside was blighted with a serious ankle injury limiting his opportunities. The Scottish under-18 international winger moved with Des Hamilton to Norwich"
"Daniel Levy (businessman) Daniel Philip Levy (born 8 February 1962) is a British businessman and the current chairman of Premier League football side Tottenham Hotspur. He has held this post since 2001, making him the longest-serving chairman in the Premier League. Levy was born in Essex. His father Barry Levy was the owner of a clothing retail business Mr Byrite (later rebranded as Blue Inc). He is a lifelong Tottenham Hotspur supporter, and attended his first match at White Hart Lane against QPR in the 1960s. He studied Economics and Land Economy at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and graduated in"
"First Division leaders, but only lead on goal difference over second-placed Liverpool. Arsenal are a point behind with a game in hand. Portsmouth, Derby County, Oldham Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town continue to lead the way in the Second Division. 1 March 1987 – Plans for a merger between West London rivals Fulham and Queens Park Rangers are scrapped after the Football League vetoed the proposal. Former Arsenal winger Liam Brady returns to England in a £150,000 move to West Ham United from Ascoli of Italy. 3 March 1987 – England winger John Barnes is put on the transfer"
"chairman and moved to the position of honorary president. He was replaced in the role of chairman by Salah Nooruddin. His tenure as president was short lived, however; he was sacked on 26 July 2013, apparently due to a dispute over payment for his private jet. Being married three times, Bates currently resides in Monaco with his third wife, Suzannah. He has five children. Ken Bates Kenneth William ""Ken"" Bates (born 4 December 1931) is a British businessman, football executive and hotelier. He was involved in forming the Premier League, the development of Wembley Stadium and is the former owner"
"renew contracts was relieved only by a victorious trip to Wembley in the Associate Members Cup. Terry Cooper delivered promotion, but the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) put the Kumars' businesses into receivership; in November 1992 BCCI's liquidator put up for sale their 84% holding in the football club. The club continued in administration for four months, until publisher David Sullivan bought it for £700,000, installed the then 23-year-old Karren Brady as managing director and allowed Cooper money for signings. On the last day of the season, the team avoided relegation back to the third"
"put the Kumars' businesses into receivership. David Sullivan bought the club out of administration for £700,000 and installed the 23-year-old Karren Brady as managing director. They avoided relegation in 1992–93, but went down to the third tier in 1994. Barry Fry's first full season brought promotion as champions and victory in the Football League Trophy, beating Carlisle United via Paul Tait's golden goal. The new owners had converted the stadium to all-seater, were to float the club as a plc, and saw Trevor Francis as the manager to take it forward. Francis introduced players with top-level experience, such as Manchester"
"to the final at Wembley Stadium. Season 2017/18 concluded with a creditable 4th placed finish in the Hallmark Security league Premier Division. In June 2018 Sarah Comber resigned her position as Chair of the Supporters Council and was subsequently replaced by Paul McGrady, who was co-opted onto the main board of Directors on an interim basis pending a full meeting of the Supporter's Council once Season 2018/19 begins. In early July 2018 the club announced that it had parted company with Manager Simon Burton by mutual consent after two years in charge of the 1st Team and a very successful"
"revive the New York Cosmos as director of football, working with Pele and the former Tottenham Hotspur vice-chairman Paul Kemsley. Byrne and Kemsley later sold their stake in the Cosmos at a profit and, through their agency Legends 10, invested in Pele's commercial rights. Terry Byrne Terry Byrne (born 4 June 1966) is an English businessman and a director of various companies connected to football that are active in the United Kingdom and the United States. Since 2010, he has been the vice-chairman of the revived New York Cosmos, the soccer club hoping to gain entry into Major League Soccer"
"later clarified her comments, made at the Leaders Sport Business Summit, and went on to describe West Ham’s move to the new stadium as ""part of our ambitious strategy to take our Club to the very top of the world’s most-popular sport."" Brady has also been the chairman of Bauer's Kerrang!, and had a seat on the board of Sport England. She was a non-executive director of Channel 4 television but resigned to take a position at Syco, the company jointly owned by Simon Cowell and Sony. In September 2010 she joined the board of Taveta Investments Ltd. with Sir"
"was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to football as part of the Queens birthday honors list. Noel White Noel White BEM (born 16 December 1929) is a retired businessman, football club chairman, director and administrator from the North West of England. He is one of the founding architects of The Premier League and is Life Vice President of The Football Association. White and Swales Ltd was founded in Altrincham by Noel White and Peter Swales in 1955. They initially sold Sheet Music, Records, Musical Instruments and Accessories before moving into the flourishing market of television rentals. They had"
"A with two wins. From 1993 to 2016, the Premier League had title sponsorship rights sold to two companies, which were Carling brewery and Barclays Bank PLC; Barclays was the most recent title sponsor, having sponsored the Premier League from 2001 until 2016 (until 2004, the title sponsorship was held through its Barclaycard brand before shifting to its main banking brand in 2004). Barclays' deal with the Premier League expired at the end of the 2015–16 season. The FA announced on 4 June 2015 that it would not pursue any further title sponsorship deals for the Premier League, arguing that"
"and chief executive and when new rules are adopted by the league. The current chairman is Sir Dave Richards, who was appointed in April 1999, and the chief executive is Richard Scudamore, appointed in November 1999. The former chairman and chief executive, John Quinton and Peter Leaver, were forced to resign in March 1999 after awarding consultancy contracts to former Sky executives Sam Chisholm and David Chance. Rick Parry was the league's first chief executive. On 13 November 2018, Susanna Dinnage was announced as Scudamore's successor due to start in early 2019. The Premier League sends representatives to UEFA's European"
"goalkeeper and Hampshire League Referee, John Findlay, was appointed Chairman of the club. He stepped down from the role at the start of the 2013/14 season and was replaced by Gary Savory. Savory resigned from the position during the 2015/16 season, and Adrian Gibbons took over. In 2017, Derek Burry was appointed as the club's new chairman. Derek Burry stepped down as the role at the end of 2017/18 season and Gary Savory came back as chairman for the 2018/19 season with Richard Lloyd as vice chairman. Overton United play their games at Overton Recreation Centre, Bridge Street, Overton RG25"
"counselling. Greg Clarke Gregory Allison Clarke (born Leicester, Leicestershire, England, October 1957) is an English businessman and football administrator, currently chairman of The Football Association. Clarke is currently chairman of FTSE 250 company Redefine International Plc, the Met Office, and a number of private equity-owned businesses, including Eteach UK Ltd. From 1994 to 2000, Clarke worked in various businesses in the Cable & Wireless Communications group, eventually serving as CEO up to 2000. From 2002 to 2009 he was CEO of Lend Lease Corporation, an ASX 50 company headquartered in Australia. After Lend Lease, he was briefly CEO of O3b"
"my two Chairmen for their passion and commitment. I am delighted this has been rewarded now that their ambition to see the Club they love enjoy a bright future at the iconic Olympic Stadium has been realised.” In July 2013, Brady gave evidence before a House of Lords committee, where she said the club has debts of £70m that would need to be paid before the proposed move to the Olympic Stadium in 2016. Brady oversaw the club’s move from the Boleyn Ground to the Olympic Stadium in the summer of 2016. Subsequently renamed as London Stadium, the move saw"
"Terry Byrne Terry Byrne (born 4 June 1966) is an English businessman and a director of various companies connected to football that are active in the United Kingdom and the United States. Since 2010, he has been the vice-chairman of the revived New York Cosmos, the soccer club hoping to gain entry into Major League Soccer during the next expansion window. Byrne is best known for his business relationship and close friendship with the footballer David Beckham, spending years as his personal manager and business adviser. Born in London to a mother who worked as a hairdresser and did aromatherapy,"
"of Partnerships in Care, a non-executive director of IMI plc and a director of Ipswich Town Football Club. Kevin Beeston Kevin Stanley Beeston FCMA is chairman of Taylor Wimpey plc and Elysium Healthcare Limited, Senior Independent Director of Severn Trent plc, Non-Executive Director of Marston Group Limited and a director of the Premier League. He has also previously held non-executive positions with industry representative bodies such as the CBI, Chartered Management Institute and Business in the Community. Previously Beeston was chairman of Serco Group plc until 2010 following a 25-year career with Serco including the roles of chairman since 2002"
"2013, BES Utilities supported the Trinity Hospice Corporate Challenge. Andrew Pilley Andrew James ""Andy"" Pilley (born 26 May 1970 in Blackpool, United Kingdom) is an English businessman. He is the current chairman and owner of English football League One club Fleetwood Town F.C., the chairman of independent commercial utility group, BES Utilities and the managing director of independent utility sales agency network Commercial Power. Pilley was born on the Fylde Coast and was brought up in the Borough of Wyre (which includes the towns of Fleetwood, Thornton-Cleveleys and Poulton-le-Fylde). He has lived almost all his life in this corner of"
"people. It also operates in territories around the world. In November 2017, Levy was named CEO of the Year at the Football Business Awards. Levy is Jewish. He is married to his former PA, Tracy Dixon, and they have four children. Daniel Levy (businessman) Daniel Philip Levy (born 8 February 1962) is a British businessman and the current chairman of Premier League football side Tottenham Hotspur. He has held this post since 2001, making him the longest-serving chairman in the Premier League. Levy was born in Essex. His father Barry Levy was the owner of a clothing retail business Mr"
"Cup on 18 January 2017 and scored a penalty in the following league match, a 3–1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 28 January, he made his final appearance for Norwich in a 2–0 win over Birmingham City, registering an assist for a Timm Klose goal just before half-time. On 31 January 2017, the final day of the January transfer window in England, Brady completed a move to Premier League club Burnley in a club record deal reportedly worth £13 million, meaning he would link up with his longtime friend Jeff Hendrick and international teammate Stephen Ward. He signed a three-and-a-half-year"
"Brendan Flood Brendan Flood is an English businessman and entrepreneur. Through his family trust he is one of the owners and a Director of Burnley F.C. which was recently promoted to the Premier League. In 2009 Flood published ""Big Club, Small Town and Me"" an autobiographical account of his experiences as a director of Burnley FC and its rise to the Premier League. He is also the co-founder of Orlando City Soccer Club. which will join the Major League Soccer (MLS) in Florida USA. Florida will be the home of two MLS franchises following the announcement that David Beckham had"
"Andrew Pilley Andrew James ""Andy"" Pilley (born 26 May 1970 in Blackpool, United Kingdom) is an English businessman. He is the current chairman and owner of English football League One club Fleetwood Town F.C., the chairman of independent commercial utility group, BES Utilities and the managing director of independent utility sales agency network Commercial Power. Pilley was born on the Fylde Coast and was brought up in the Borough of Wyre (which includes the towns of Fleetwood, Thornton-Cleveleys and Poulton-le-Fylde). He has lived almost all his life in this corner of North West England. He became self-employed in 2001 due"
"John Carver's first game as caretaker manager, they drew 3–3 against Burnley and Alan Pardew was on the stands at Villa Park to see Crystal Palace play against Aston Villa where it ended 0–0. 2 January 2015: Alan Pardew is appointed as Crystal Palace manager. 3 January 2015: In the Magpies' first match of the FA Cup third round, they were eliminated by Leicester City, 1–0. 4 January 2015: Newcastle United announce that Hatem Ben Arfa's contract has been terminated with mutual consent, with French Ligue 1 side Nice announcing the arrival of the player. 26 January 2015: John Carver"
"and Keswick was revealed to have donated £23,000 to the campaign. Chips Keswick Sir John Chippendale ""Chips"" Lindley Keswick (born 2 February 1940) is a British merchant banker and member of the Keswick family who control Jardine Matheson, founded by William Jardine. In June 2013, he became Chairman of Arsenal football club. Part of the Keswick family business dynasty, he is the son of Sir William Keswick (1903–1990) and Mary Lindley, and the grandson of Henry Keswick. He was educated at Eton College and the University of Aix-Marseilles. His elder brother Henry and younger brother Simon Keswick are chairman and"
"Barry was offered compassionate leave by West Brom, which he declined. Aston Villa Manchester City Individual Gareth Barry Gareth Barry (born 23 February 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. A former England international, Barry has made 653 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion, the highest number of appearances in the Premier League. Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa and is eighth in their"